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NBC News:
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump  —  Romney, an outspoken Trump critic, told MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle that Biden “made an enormous error” by not pardoning Trump in federal cases or pressuring New York prosecutors to drop the hush money charges.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump's GOP ‘Surrogates’ Take Turns Bashing Judge's Daughter
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Ron Klain, Former Chief of Staff, Will Return to Help Biden With Debate  —  Mr. Klain left the White House last year and became the chief legal officer at Airbnb.  He plans to take a vacation from his job to help President Biden prepare.  —  Ron Klain, the president's former chief of staff …
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CNN:
Biden and Trump accept CNN's invitation to debate on June 27
Washington Post:
Biden proposes June and September faceoffs with Trump, who accepts dates
New York Times:
Biden Offers to Debate Trump, With Terms, Shunning the Debate Commission
Axios:
Biden prods Trump to accept invite for June 27 presidential debate on CNN
Associated Press:
Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates on June 27 on CNN and on Sept. 10 on ABC
Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune:
Former far-right hard-liner says pro-voucher billionaires are using school board races to sow distrust in public education  —  The largesse from billionaires Tim Dunn and brothers Farris and Dan Wilks has made its way into local politics.  Courtney Gore, a Republican school board member in Granbury …
Discussion: ProPublica and Raw Story
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Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune:
A GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids.  Then she read the curriculum.  —  Courtney Gore, a Granbury ISD school board member, has disavowed the far-right platform she campaigned on.  Her defiance has brought her backlash.
Discussion: The Bulwark, Raw Story and LGBTQ Nation
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
House Democrats Fume Over Unprecedented Israeli Rebuke Of Lawmakers  —  Congressional aides told HuffPost a May 8 letter from Israel's ambassador was “stunning,” “embarrassing” and “verging on offensive.”  —  LOADING  —  One week after Israel's ambassador to the U.S. sent dozens of Democrats …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with second majority-Black district  —  The court's decision is the latest twist in a long-running battle over the state's congressional map.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for Louisiana to use …
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Drug Investigation  —  The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is investigating a roughly one-inch by one-inch zip lock bag with a small amount of a white powdery substance, which field tested positive for cocaine.  —  The small bag was found on the floor of a hallway inside USCP headquarters.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump said men would see his mistreatment of Stormy Daniels as “cool.”  His trial suggests otherwise  —  Stormy Daniels is just the latest woman to note Trump uses coercion because he's incapable of persuasion  —  Despite all the press hand-wringing about Michael Cohen's so-called credibility issues …
Discussion: The 19th
New York Times:
17% of Voters Blame Biden for the End of Roe  —  The mistaken belief, in a new poll, shows how even as abortion is mobilizing Democrats, confusion over the issue is also a challenge.  —  Nearly one in five voters in battleground states says that President Biden is responsible for ending …
Discussion: New Jersey Online and Daily Kos
Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Crew trapped on Baltimore ship, seven weeks after bridge collapse  —  As a controlled explosion rocked the Dali on Monday, nearly two dozen sailors remained on board, below deck in the massive ship's hull.  —  The simultaneous blasts sent pieces of Baltimore's once iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge …
NBC News:
'I'm really curious about the dog': Trump weighs in on Kristi Noem at a private fundraiser  —  Trump has largely avoided weighing in on the dog controversy publicly, as the South Dakota governor continues to face questions about shooting her pet dead 20 years ago.
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
U.S. seeing “increasing” number of threats to election, intelligence chief says … - Both Haines and Easterly said the federal government's ability to protect elections has increased in recent years and that it has never been more prepared.  — Easterly said election workers have resigned over threats they received.
Bernie Sanders / The Guardian:
We're in a pivotal moment in American history.  We cannot retreat  —  Clearly, our job is not just to re-elect Biden.  It's much more than that  —  In 1776, Americans, living in a British colony, put their lives on the line and fought for independence from the king of England.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Kerry Breen / CBS News:
Barge collides with Pelican Island Causeway in Texas, causing damage and oil spill  —  A barge has collided with the Pelican Island Causeway in Galveston, Texas, damaging the bridge, closing the roadway to all vehicular traffic and causing an oil spill.  —  The collision occurred at around 10 a.m. local time.
Politico:
Biden aides worry about psychological torment as Hunter heads for trial  —  The president has expressed fear that his son may serve time in prison.  —  President Joe Biden will soon have to watch and wait as 12 jurors in his home state decide whether his son is guilty of felony gun charges …
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The Hill:
Noem banned by seventh Native American tribe
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Annabella Rosciglione / Washington Examiner:
Who is Valentina Gomez, the Missouri secretary of state candidate who told voters 'don't be weak and gay'?